Window construction



Nov. 19, 1929. l F. J'. PLYM 1,736,169

WINDOW CONSTRUCTION Nov. 19, 1929. F.'J. PLYM wINnow CONSTRUCTION Filed June '21, 1923 3 Sheets-fsheb 2 Nov. 19, 1929. F. J. PLYM 1,736,169

WINDOW CONSTRUCTION Filed June 21, 1925 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 l 30 e .A 20 I l a', 49e 46 22m 54g 55 l 5; 1: 5L f Z6 I 52 I 4 36 50s- 5 35 l 32 3 5 "4.a 50 :ES 4 -42l Patented Nov. 19, 1929' FRANCIS J. I'LYM. oF NILEs, MICHIGAN, -AssIGNoH To THE KAWNEER COMPANY, 0I*

' NILEs, MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION or MICHIGAN WINDOW CONSTHUCTICN L Application filled. June H21,

' My present invention relates to metallic Window constructions and* more particularly to those in which the sashes'are slidable vertically with respect to the frames and among the objects of my invention are to produce a complete building construction unit in the form of a combined window7 casing and sash; to produce a combined window frame and nonremovable or permanently assembled sash;

to produce a metallic window casing having a metallic sash permanentlymounted therein 5 to improve upon the mounting of the weight pulleys of a window; to,` improve upon the construction of window casings; to provide an 5 improved window sash and frame having a weather sealV integral therewith; to providean improved weather seal between relatively `slidablewindow sashes; to'produce "an improved sash lock; to produce animproved structure of the character'stated so thatit will not be necessary to remove a portionof the pulley stile to gain access to the sash weights; to construct a metallic window framel or casing so tha-ta portion or portions thereof may be easily' removedy for "accessmto -the' sash weights and pulleys and such further objects, advantages, and `capabilities as will later more fully appeary and are inherently possessed vby the invention. f Y 4 Myinvention further resides in the coinbination, 'construction' and arrangement of parts illustrated in the accompanying drawings and,`wl 1ile I have shown therein a, preferred embodiment of my'inventionf, I desire the same to be understood as illustrativel only and not as limiting this invention. l In thedrawings annexed hereto andA forming apart hereof Fig. lis a broken elevation of awindow embodying my present yimproverments;V Fig. 2 is a broken horizontal 'section substantially along the plane indicated by the v line 2-2 Figxl; Fig. 3 is a transverse section showing the relationship of parts before the Window glasses are inserted into place; Fig. 4

glass securing means; to produce an improved v 1923."Y semi No. 6463er 4drawingsynumeral 1 denotes ingeneral the 55 window casing or frame andnumerals 2 and 43 thelo'wer andnupper sashes, respectively.

The frame comprises a pair 'of side members 4,A a head vmemberf and a sill G, the side meml y bers havingasa partthereof the pulley stiles 7 and the head member V5` having the; head .jamb 8. The 'side members V4C; are made .up of a` plurality: ofl members, as shown more clearly in Fig. 2, where'the pulleyA stile 7 is shown as beingV folded over ,to interfit closelyland cooperate withanother member, as shown at y 9, to form a tight connection and weather seal. An edge 10 is bent outwardly to provide a projection under whicha flange 11V of a re- V 'movable plate12`may beinserted. The op- 70` posite edge of ,this plate 12 is folded over 'so that it may be inserted ina groove formed by similarly folding anedge of the pulleyY stile 7. This forms a tight connection lat thispoint but'still leaves it'possible to separate the v.cap plate 12 Aby the Yremoval of screws 14 which lmay lbe ofany' desired number, twobeing 'shown'in'the drawing. Upon removal of the plate'r12 it willbe possible to have access to the weights 1 5 Yso that they may .be easily re- 80 moved or put in Vplace when desired. A plate 16 is'hinged to one interiorwall of side member Lirland maybe heldin proper-position'by means of'. springs or otherwisejasdesired.

After the plate 12 has been yremoved and the 85 j first 4weight lvtaken out of thef openin in the casing, it will be possible to swing thep ate 16 out of the way so that the' other weight 15 may bebrought out throughl .the opening understood that the weights maybe cylindrical, as shown, or rectangular in cross secy' tion or may have other desiredshapes. Whatthrough Aopenings 23 in flanges ofit-he casings 'y over shape is selected, the hinged plate 16 serves as a separator to keepthe weights from interfering by striking each other.

Near their upper portions, the pulley stiles 7 have portions punched out as indicated at 17 to form the hooks 18 by means of which the pulleycasings 19 are held in place. Pulleysl 20ers carried byshafts 211 `within these casings and over the pulleys pass sash cords 22 which are'attache'd at one end to the sashes and at the oppositeend to sash weights '15. In applying the pulleylcasings f.=19.,to.the

rame, the hooks 18 `are punched outat: right angles to the pulley stiles 7 and thenpassed 19. After the casings are in place the hooks 18 are bent up and down,'respectively, to hold the casingsin place, as will be evidentrfrom -Fig.l5. l i, Y As shown inFigJ'2, the pulleystiles .7 are folded during-,the formingy process to form twoy pairs o'f'grooves as indicated'at24. In

vthis figure the numeral 25 denotes (bydotted i lines)V thev positions of the pulleys 2O andtheir rope 22 to the top ofthe sash, while, in the Vcase of the upper sash, the rope passes through .anvopening in thetop edge thereof and down to a suitable'securing means, such as apin27 which should be far 'enough below the level :of the a-Xle 21 notV to'interferewiththe l.pulley when the sash is raised to its uppermost limit. It will be understoodk fromthis that there should bean-opening in the uppercorner of rthe sashof sufficient sizeto pass the pulley as Y the sash` is raised.

" Ifdesired, ythev part-s .be-'welded `together at9: or reliance may be placed entirely upon close'iit to prevent moisture and wind from passing ,through -thisjoint Itk is preferable, "however, that 'side' members 4, headV member V5 .and sill 6g should `be .welded into a unitary whole Similarly, the side, top, and

bottomfmembers of thesashes are -welded at the corners toV form a unitary construction.

The. head jamb 8 is providedwitha pai-ref grooves 28 for the reception of'theidoubled edges29 ofthe head rail 30 of the upper sash.

V:[nthis connect-iony it Will be lnoted that' the headgrail or top frail 30 Tof the fuppersash,

' thejlower rail 31 of the lowersash'and Aboth siderails Aof both sashes lare entirely open along. the edge directed awayfrom the glass.

It will ,thus be seenthat the construction yof all the outer rails. oftheisashes is the same.l .While themeeti-.ngz lrails 32 and 33 are not .abS'olutely identical, as.v shown, they Aare sub-V stantially so and could, if desired, be made identical. Each of the rails is provided with an abutment 34 formed by appropriatebending` of the sheet metal from which the rails are made. Each rail is formed with a groove or pocket 35, formed by bending the metal appropriately, for the reception of one edge 36 of theglass stop'37, a part 38 o f which rests against the glass to hold it tightly in place. It will be seen by reference to Fig. 4 that parts 3.6 and38 are ofsetslightly relatively to` each other, the Vpurpose of this being pointed out later. Referring more particularly to the lower part of Fig. 1, it will beseen that there-is' a 'lowerglass stopj39,-two'lateral stops 40andvan-upper .stop 41.A Assuming that the building has been erected and, during the process of erection, lthe frame and l sashes have vbeen p ut in position, it will be `seen that the sashes are ready to receive the glass 42. vAfterrthishas.been put in position .thelower stopV 39 is inserted linto position'by having its -portion 36 inserted in the groove A3.5. Side stops 40 are then put inplace in the same manner, thereby locking'stop 39 in place. Stop 41 has its portion 38 so cut that it Vwill fit in between the stops 40 and it lcan,therefore, be lshoved upwardly into place, .portion136 going into thegroove 35..Vv The part `36 of theuppersmp 41 as wellas the meeting rail 33,'is provided with ,holesY Vfor the .recep-` tionof screws 43 whereby-stop 41 isheld in 5 place. Since the parts 36 and 38 are not in the sameplane, it is possible for part .36 .of .stop41xto rest'on part v38 of ,stops 40 while being put into place, but-this .would `be. very v troublesome if the two .parts werenot offset laterally .from each other. Thel construction p nof the upper sash is similarv to that of the flower sash. p

ltwi-llbe understood that the glass inboth of these sashes may be unitary ,as well `as l.made in a plurality of pieces, as shown inthe drawings. `W'hen a pluralityoflights ofglass is used, muntins vorvmullions 44 are used to 'cover 1the/Junction between the glasses,las v .shownl 1n F1g. 2. These mullions compr1se outerand `inner plates which `are secured together bymeans of a pluralityof bolts 45, provided with suitable nuts, as shown in Fig. 2.

In setting .the glass, use, is made of a-suitable sealing material 46, forfkeXample, putty. This prevents wind andwater from passing in between thev glass and its mounting, as wel-l gas aiding in .-prwentlngl .rattling ofthe glass.

Y The .-sill'6 is provided with a ridge l47 Vin the-planeofgthe lower sash, as shown inl Fig.f4`, so that the two sides oftheflower rail i 31 jmaylcome down and engage tightl-y on .oppositesidesof'this ridge to form a'tight joint therewith. The lower railg'isllprovided with `one or vInorehandles 48 secured thereto in any desired manner.. By "means of-.these 'the Sash C2111' be raised and lowered 'quiter` readily. A f l.

The meeting sash rails 82 and33 are lprovided with a lockingv device comprising a member 49 suitably secured in the extension 50 of rail 32 and extending upwardly through an aperture 50a provided in the upper `wall of this extension. The vprotruding portion of the member 49 is of such a length as to extend through an aperture 51)a provided in the extension 51 of the rail 33 and to eX- tend above the latter, the part thus so eX- tending being provided with an apertureV or slot 49a. On the rail 33 is secured a plate 52 vby means of screws or bolts 52al and 52h. This plate carries a pivot 53 to which is pivoted a latch or hook member 54 having a locking tongue 54a adapted to be swung into a slot or aperture 49a anda finger piece 54". TheA member 54 may be swung to one side to relieve the tongue 54a from the sloty 49a in member 49 for unlocking, and to the position shown in Fig. 2 for locking when the tongue 54a extends through the slot 49a.

and an intermediate seat, the metal forming the adjacent sides of the rail being bent at right angles to lprovide resilient flanges spaced apart to provide an open side opposite the reversely bent flanges, with the eX-' tremities of said flanges turned inwardly in open folds, and so that the walls of the folds extend substantially parallel.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name to this specication.

llVhile I have'shown and described what ,Y

. FRANCIS J. PLYM.

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wall provided with an opening, a portion y of the wall at an edge of the opening being outwardly tapered and forming Va shoulder for lateral entry of an edge of the cover, and means at the other'edge of the opening and the cover for holding the cover in closed position.

3. A weight pocket device for windows,

comprising a hollow casing having a side wall provided with an opening, aV portion of the l wall at an edge of the opening being outwardly tapered for forming a shoulder for the lateral entry of an edge of the cover,`said edge of said cover having a flange andshoulder for respective engagement with the inner face and edge of said tapered portion vfor locating the cover inpproper position and y means at the other edge of the opening and v cover for holding the 'cover in closed position.

4. A sheet metal rail for window construe-V' l tion composing an integral sheet of metal bent to provide' a relatively long strip of substantially rectangular" cross section, the metal of the rail being bent to Vprovide along one side an outstanding flange of 'doubled i thickness and a spaced inwardly extending fold of double thiclmess providing a pocket, 

